China Plans To Put 4,225 Miles Of Railway Lines Into Operation In 2019 - China Railway

China Plans to Put 4,225 Miles of Railway Lines Into Operation in 2019 - China Railway

China is planning to have 6,800 kilometers (4,225 miles) of new railway lines put into operation in 2019, including 3,200 kilometers of high-speed railway lines, a representative of the state-owned China Railway company said

BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd January, 2019) China is planning to have 6,800 kilometers (4,225 miles) of new railway lines put into operation in 2019, including 3,200 kilometers of high-speed railway lines, a representative of the state-owned China Railway company said.

By 2020, China is planning to bring the total length of its high-speed railway lines to 30,000 kilometers, while by 2025 their length is expected to reach 38,000 kilometers, the representative said on Wednesday at the company's annual conference.

Around 4,700 kilometers of railway lines, including 4,100 kilometers of high-speed railway lines, have been commissioned in China in 2018. Over 3.3 billion trips have been made, while over 4 billion tonnes of cargo have been transported, which is a 9.4 percent and a 9.1 percent increase year-on-year respectively.